About block 961,784
Bitcoin block 961,784 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC, 8 min 51 s after block 961,783. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,066 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 961,784 is number 153 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,863 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,216 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,137 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.